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Sunday 25 February 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Thomas wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 February 2018 · Justin Thomas’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,600,000 USD · Honda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/22°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/22°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/22°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 25 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Luke List USA · 272shot 32 on the back nine and birdied the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then drove wide right into palm trees on the first extra hole and could only make par Justin Thomas wins Honda Classic in playoff (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut +5, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Thomas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Justin Thomas, The Honda Classic, February 25, 2018
25 February 2018
If I decide to lay up, he hits that great shot in there, I hit it to 12 feet, he makes it, I miss, I lose.
ASAP Sports transcript: Justin Thomas, The Honda Classic, February 25, 2018
25 February 2018
I didn't know that was obviously going to be on TV or I wouldn't have said it. I'm sorry. Please don't fine me very much
ASAP Sports transcript: Luke List, The Honda Classic, February 25, 2018
25 February 2018
Yeah, I'd like to have that tee shot back in the playoff but that's the way it goes sometimes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| 2 | Luke List | 71 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| 3 | Alex Noren | 66 · 75 · 65 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Byeong Hun An | 70 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 276 | −4 |
| T5 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 72 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −4 |
| 7 | Jamie Lovemark | 68 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Emiliano Grillo | 71 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −2 |
| T8 | Sam Burns | 70 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T8 | Kelly Kraft | 72 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-29, Louisville, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2013; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Honda Classic' (week 8/2018), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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